Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-06-24 at 11:01

HEADLINES
Israeli drone eliminates two Hezbollah terrorists
New security NGO head urges PA shutdown
Montana Tucker to host Maccabiah Games parade

The time is now 11:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, an Israeli drone targeted a vehicle in the Dawhat Kfar Roummane area in southern Lebanon. Two Hezbollah terrorists were eliminated in the attack.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, Israel must close down the Palestinian Authority as a first step in restoring its long-term security, new Bithonistim President and Brigadier General (Reserve) Erez Wiener told The Jerusalem Post in an interview on Tuesday. Wiener took over the right-leaning security NGO from Brigadier General Air Avivi on June 1 and is already pushing to influence policy on the ground. With about 26 years in the IDF, he served as a southern command planning commander during the Israel-Hamas War and was a top aide to former IDF chief Gabi Ashkenazi. He has stepped back from reserve duty in part because of differences with the IDF high command, which he says did not take an aggressive enough approach to Hamas in Gaza. On the PA, he argued, "It is a negative. It educates children toward terror. It arms our enemies." A separate note from The Jerusalem Post roundup highlights growing domestic tensions as Haredi protests intersect with Netanyahu’s trial, illustrating a challenging political environment at home. Regarding the Hesder yeshiva rabbis’ response to integrating women into the IDF Tank Corps, the IDF said Lieutenant-General Eyal Zamir met with several leading religious Zionist hesder rabbis to discuss the issue; rabbis from about one-third of Hesder yeshivas that had announced a boycott were not present, with unclear reasons for their absence. Zamir underscored the need for additional soldiers from all sectors and stressed that women are a critical part of the pool, aiming to ensure women, religious Zionists, haredim, and other sectors are represented in the armed forces.

In Uplifting News, Social media star Montana Tucker to host Maccabiah Games delegation parade - interview. Tucker said, "This is Israel. This is what being Jewish means," as she prepares to host the delegation parade at the 2026 Maccabiah Games. Ahead of the competition, which are set to begin next week, the Games bring together more than 10,000 athletes from at least 80 countries in Israel every four years to compete in over 45 sports. The Maccabi World Union says the games are the second-largest sporting event in the world after the Olympics. The 2026 edition will be the 22nd; they were initially scheduled for last year but were postponed.

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